Resources

 

Information sources include: Public meetings, the Morro Bay Library, the Internet, Television (government channel), AGP Video, SLO Span online, City officials and staff,  citizens groups and individual citizens.

 

Public Meetings

 

The City of Morro Bay publishes agendas and minutes for all of its public meetings.  Regularly scheduled meetings include:

• City Council
• City Promotions Committee
• Harbor Advisory Board
• Planning Commission
• Public Works Advisory Board
• Recreation and Parks Commission

There are links to all of these on the home page of the City Web site.

Agendas, which specify meeting location,  are published in advance of each meeting.  They can be viewed on the bulletin board outside City hall, and on the City's Web site. The Brown Act requires advance publication of agendas to ensure adequate opportunity for public participation and comment.
 

The Morro Bay Library

The Library has DVD’s of recent public meetings available for checkout and home viewing.  No on-site viewiing equipment is provided.  The Library also has copies of many City documents including the City budget, the General Plan, and the Zoning Ordinance.  

 

The Internet

 

The Morro Bay City Web site provides  extensive information on City departments and activities.  Numerous documents, such as the minutes from public meetings, the General Plan/Local Coastal Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, building permit application forms, and reports issued by City staff and by hired consultants are provided on the site.

 

City meeting minutes are summaries, not word-for-word transcripts.  We have sometimes found that statements made at meetings are omitted or misinterpreted in the published minutes. Minutes for a meeting are published on the City Web site only after they have been approved at the next regular meeting.

 

Television

 

Videos of recorded public meetings are run repeatedly on the government channel (Charter Cable channel 20).  SLO Span provides a programming schedule.

 

AGP Video

 

DVD's of recorded meetings are available for purchase at AGP Video   It is necessary to contact them and make an advance request, as they do not stock extra copies.

 

SLO Span Online

 

Audio of City meetings is also available on the SLO Span Web site.

 

City Officials and Staff

 

Contact information for City officials and staff is provided on the City Web site, and includes email addresses and phone numbers for the Mayor and City Council, and for staff members (the latter accessed through the staff directory)

 

Citizen Groups and Individuals

 

A few of the Citizen groups in Morro Bay include:

 

• Friends of the Library
• Friends of the Morro Bay Fire Department
• Friends of the Morro Bay Police Department
• Morro Bay Neighborhood Watch Association
• Morro Bay Beautiful

 

The Community page on Mike Baird's Morro Bay information site provides a wealth of useful information and references covering a wide variety of topics.